The game costs $10, and is a 178MB download from the App Store. All iPhones and iPod touches are supported, but OpenGL ES 2.0 acceleration requires an iPhone 3GS or a third-generation Touch. Gamers must have iPhone 2.2.1 firmware installed.

EA has released an iPhone version of Need for Speed: Shift, a racing game originally released for consoles and Windows PCs. The title attempts to bridge arcade racing with simulation elements; players are for instance given a first-person perspective, and must also cope with semi-realistic physics. The game’s 20 cars are based on real ones, such as the Pagani Zonda, the BMW M3 GT2 and the Subaru Imprexa WRX STI.

Shift’s 18 advance are set in locations such as Chicago, Tokyo and London. As players advance they can attempt in ambit or quick chase modes,upgrading vehicles with cosmetic and performance enhancements. Multiplayer makes use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and supports six modes of its own.

Apple released iPhone Software 3.0 in June, adding MMS, cut/copy/paste, landscape keyboard, and Spotlight Search among others. To upgrade the iPod touch’s OS, one must pay $5 to $10, depending on the time at which they purchased the device.

According to numbers aggregate by online advertiser Chitika, alone 55 percent of iPod blow users accept paid the fee to advancement their accessories to OS 3.0 or higher. Nearly 95 percent of iPhone users have made the free upgrade. These numbers were based on the sampling of traffic across the Chitika advertising network.
Chitiaka attributes this, aside from the obvious price difference, to OS 3.X having little to offer the typical iPod touch user. “Push notifications? MMS? Tethering? Essentially useless on a device that relies on WiFi for a connection. iPod touch users are essentially asked to pay for copy/paste, in-app purchases, and the ability to buy a segment of the latest apps from the app store.”

about 95 percent of iPhone users accept upgraded to iPhone 3.0 or greater, alone 55 percent of iPod blow users accept done the same.